Toward confident regional seismic risk assessment of spatially distributed structural portfolios via entropy-based intensity measure selection

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 6283-6311
Author(s):  
Ao Du ◽  
Jamie E. Padgett
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Seismic Risk ◽  
Intensity Measure ◽  
Seismic Risk Assessment ◽  
Spatially Distributed

Influence of intensity measure selection on simulation-based regional seismic risk assessment

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 647-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ao Du ◽  
Jamie E Padgett ◽  
Abdollah Shafieezadeh
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Seismic Risk ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Intensity Measure ◽  
Seismic Risk Assessment ◽  
Demand Modeling ◽  
Risk Estimates ◽  
Demand Models ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Spatially Distributed

This study investigates the influence of intensity measure (IM) selection on simulation-based regional seismic risk assessment (RSRA) of spatially distributed structural portfolios. First, a co-simulation method for general spectral averaging vector IMs is derived. Then a portfolio-level surrogate demand modeling approach, which incorporates the seismic demand estimation of the non-collapse and collapse states, is proposed. The derived IM co-simulation method enables the first comparative study of different IMs, including the conventional IMs and some more advanced scalar and vector IMs, in the context of RSRA. The influence of IM selection on the predictive performance of the portfolio-level surrogate demand models, as well as on the regional seismic risk estimates, is explored based on a virtual spatially distributed structural portfolio subjected to a scenario earthquake. The results of this study provide pertinent insights in surrogate demand modeling, IM co-simulation and selection, which can facilitate more accurate and reliable regional seismic risk estimates.

Multihazard Scenarios for Regional Seismic Risk Assessment of Spatially Distributed Infrastructure

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 04021001
Author(s):  
Nafiseh Soleimani ◽  
Rachel A. Davidson ◽  
Craig Davis ◽  
Thomas D. O’Rourke ◽  
Linda K. Nozick
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Seismic Risk ◽  
Seismic Risk Assessment ◽  
Spatially Distributed ◽  
Distributed Infrastructure

SEISMIC RISK ASSESSMENT AND REDUCTION IN ITALY

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (Special Issue on First SACEE'19) ◽  
pp. 55-75
Author(s):  
Fabio Sabetta
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Seismic Risk ◽  
Safety Assessment ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
Tax Incentives ◽  
Technical Training ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Existing Buildings ◽  
Seismic Risk Assessment ◽  
Post Disaster

In this paper, the main features of the policies adopted in Italy for seismic risk reduction are discussed. Particular attention is given to the Pre-disaster prevention activities such as the implementation of the building code, the seismic risk assessment for a priority scale of intervention, tax incentives and public funding for the vulnerability reduction of the existing buildings, information to population and school education, technical training of experts. The phases of response and post-disaster activities, including emergency management, search and rescue, loss scenarios, and safety assessment of buildings, are also discussed taking example from the most recent devastating earthquakes in Italy (L.Aquila 2009, Amatrice 2016).

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